Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) recently introduced The VOTE Act — Voting Only Through English — in Congress, which would halt funding to states for federal elections that print ballots in additional languages besides English. Voters who don’t understand English can call official election hotlines for language assistance, so the multilingual ballots are not necessary.
Hamadeh said during an appearance on Just the News from Real America’s Voice, “It makes sense, why? Because in order to become a citizen, if you’re an immigrant, you want to become a citizen. We welcome that. But one of the basic requirements for becoming a United States citizen that’s been long standing was that you have to have proficiency and basic understanding of English.”
He went on, “If that’s the case, then why are we having multiple languages on a ballot? So I think it’s a common sense approach. I also think it’s an 80/20 issue. You know, I so often, I hear, you know, we have to cater to the Hispanic community. Well, Hispanics — I’m from Arizona — they don’t want to be patronized. They want to be — they’re Americans. And that’s why President Trump won the most out of any Republican [president] in modern history, the Hispanic vote. So, we have to make sure we have one common language, and we vote in a uniform standard, which is the English language.”
Hamadeh concluded, “It shouldn’t be too controversial. It’s a basic bill that solidifies President Trump’s executive order now — puts it in the election integrity front. So, we’re going to be introducing that next week.” Trump issued an executive order in March declaring English the official national language.
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